Sunday Briefing: ��Wild_Smurf�� Wins Sunday Million, Luca Wins Bounty Builder
It��s not unusual for the PokerStars Sunday Million to end in a deal between the last handful of players. Such is the prize money at stake. But this weekend��s edition played through as it should, which meant a $140,572 score for the German known as ��Wild_Smurf��.
PokerStars Sunday Million
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $1,000,000 |
| Entrants | 5,202 |
| Prize pool | $1,040,400 |
| ITM | 944 |
A field of 5,202 players created a guarantee-busting $1,040,400 prize pool that was shared among the top 944 finishers. A min-cash saw the $215 investment turn into $333 but with more than $140,000 awaiting the champion, nobody would want the smaller amount.
Romania��s ��instructore�� was the first player to be eliminated from the final table. It was a result worth $8,268; they were the last player not to walk away with at least five-figures for their effort.
��TheMrsTT�� of Norway rode off with $11,782 for their eighth-place finish with Benjamin ��BC1989RF�� Chalot busting in seventh-place for a $16,790 addition to his bankroll.
Russian superstar Vladimir ��vovtroy�� Troyanovskiy ran out of steam to finish in sixth-place after firing two bullets. The second bullet netted him a cool $23,925.
Now the prize money was getting serious and the $140,572 top prize drawing ever closer. ��Worjoh�� busted in fifth-place for $34,093 and was followed to the sidelines by ��razvanik008�� of Romania in fourth-place, a finish worth $48,581.
$69,227 and a fictional bronze medal went to ��Galva1388�� of Brazil, which left ��francais50�� of Belgium to battle one-on-one with Wild_Smurf for the title. It was a battle that Wild_Smurf would go on to win, meaning their $215 investment almost 14 hours previous, was now worth $140,572. Francais50 had to make do with the $98,647 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild_Smurf | Germany | $140,572 |
| 2 | francais50 | Belgium | $98,647 |
| 3 | Galva1388 | Brazil | $69,227 |
| 4 | razvanik008 | Romania | $48,581 |
| 5 | Worjoh | Belgium | $34,093 |
| 6 | Vladimir ��vovtroy�� Troyanovskiy | Russia | $23,925 |
| 7 | Benjamin ��BC1989RF�� Chalot | Hungary | $16,790 |
| 8 | TheMrsTT | Norway | $11,782 |
| 9 | instructore | Romania | $8,268 |
PokerStars $2,100 Bounty Builder Series 8-Max High Roller
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $2,100 |
| Guarantee | $500,000 |
| Entrants | 403 |
| Prize pool | $806,000 |
| ITM | 48 |
The Bounty Builder Series 04: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max Sunday High Roller saw 403 players buy in and smash the half a million guarantee by more than $300,000, and it was a familiar name who was the last player standing.
Argentina��s Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca (lead photo) has won millions from online and live poker tournaments and yesterday added $165,580 to his PokerStars account after taking down this huge event. Luca bagged $72,909 for finishing in first-place, but had an additional $92,671 worth of bounty payments to boost his already impressive score.
Anton ��ekitzer�� Astapau was Luca��s heads-up opponent and he walked away with a combined score of $72,766.
Some big names went deep in this event but ultimately fell short. Austria��s Dinesh ��NastyMinder�� Alt finished in fifth-place for $39,487 in total with Joao ��IneedMassari�� Simao bursting the final table by busting in ninth-place for $17,084.
Shout-out also to former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Martin ��M.nosbocaJ�� Jacobson who finished in 11th place for a combined score worth $9,230.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty prize | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan ��Negriin�� Luca | Argentina | $72,909 | $92,671 | $165,580 |
| 2 | Anton ��ekitzer�� Astapau | Latvia | $55,485 | $17,281 | $72,766 |
| 3 | Pwndidi | Macedonia | $42,226 | $20,296 | $62,522 |
| 4 | n3xD | Canada | $31,135 | $11,468 | $42,603 |
| 5 | Dinesh ��NastyMinder�� Alt | Austria | $24,456 | $15,031 | $39,487 |
| 6 | Stakelis24 | Lithuania | $18,611 | $8,343 | $26,954 |
| 7 | 0409479 | United Kingdom | $14,164 | $3,750 | $17,914 |
| 8 | compris | Sweden | $10,779 | $3,500 | $14,279 |
partypoker Sunday Main Event High Roller
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $150,000 |
| Entrants | 213 |
| Prize pool | $213,000 |
| ITM | 32 |
��MaXiMuSpkr�� is $43,430 richer than yesterday after he or she took down the partypoker Sunday Main Event High Roller in the early hours of Monday morning.
Some 213 players exchanged $1,050 for 100,000 chips and the chance to win a partypoker Sunday Major. Two members of Team partypoker went deep in this event. Joao ��joaosimaobh�� Simao busted in 18th place for $2,662 with Kristen ��Krissyb24�� Bicknell finished in 14th place for $3,152.
Everyone finishing in fifth-place of above multiplied their initial buy-in by 10 with ��megustaestrecha�� getting their hands on the first five-figure score of the tournament, namely $11,715.
[fourth placeaction��[/B] finished in fourth-place for a $16,614 addition to their bankroll with ��SouhftfW�� securing a $22,471 score for their third-place finish.
��IamPEAKing�� and MaXiMuSpkr locked horns heads-up in a battle the latter would walk away from unscathed. The runner-up netted $31,524 leaving this week��s champion to bask in the glory of victory and get their hands on $43,430.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MaXiMuSpkr | $43,430 |
| 2 | IamPEAKing | $31,524 |
| 3 | SouhftfW | $22,471 |
| 4 | JimyTransaction | $16,614 |
| 5 | megustaestrecha | $11,715 |
| 6 | VolZoK_ | $8,946 |
| 7 | z-boooo | $6,603 |
| 8 | MOTHERSMATT | $4,899 |
partypoker Sunday Super High Roller
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $2,600 |
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Entrants | 79 |
| Prize pool | $200,000 |
| ITM | 10 |
A compact field of 79 entries left a sizeable overlay in the partypoker Sunday Super High Roller event and ��GlobalHappiness�� took full advantage of the added value by being the last player standing, a result worth a cool $57,000.
Kristen ��Krissyb24�� Bicknell was the first player to cash, busting in 10th place for $8,000, ��MechaCorta�� was the eight-handed final table��s first casualty, a finish worth $8,500 while ��MOTHERSMATT��, fresh from an eighth-place finish in the aforementioned Sunday Main Event High Roller busted in seventh-place for a $9,500 payout.
All eyes were on Simon ��HellmuthTheGr8�� Mattsson when play was down to the final five as the Swede is an exception talent. His luck ran out, however, and he had to make do with the $14,000 fifth-place prize money.
Heads-up saw GlobalHappiness and Russia��s ��josef_shvejk�� fight for the $57,000 top prize; it was the former who emerged victorious, resigning the Russian grinder to a $39,000 score.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GlobalHappiness | $57,000 |
| 2 | josef_shvejk | $39,000 |
| 3 | rdcrssn | $27,000 |
| 4 | Phil_Zajmo | $18,000 |
| 5 | Simon ��HellmuthTheGr8�� Mattsson | $14,000 |
| 6 | CapEstel | $11,000 |
| 7 | MOTHERSMATT | $9,500 |
| 8 | MechaCorta | $8,500 |
888poker $60,000 Whale
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $1,050 |
| Guarantee | $60,000 |
| Entrants | 62 |
| Prize pool | $62,000 |
| ITM | 6 |
It was a Swedish one-two this week in the 888poker $60,000 Whale as ��Madeon1994�� and ��creutz93�� found themselves heads-up for the title and what was meant to be a $22,940 top prize.
The pair of Swedish grinders struck a deal that made the pay jump shallower so when Madeon1994 emerged victorious the prize was now $20,054. This meant creutz93 netted $18,385 instead of the original $15,500 for their second-place finish.
Only six players were paid in this tournament. ��Sweet_dr34ms�� of Russia was the sixth-place finisher for $3,410 while Charlie ��chazcombes�� Combes was awarded $4,650 for his fifth-place finish.
Scores of $6,200 and $9,300 were given to ��Farrugia_1�� and ��DeuceofDuc0�� for their fourth and third-place finishes.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madeon1994 | Sweden | $20,054* |
| 2 | creutz93 | Sweden | $18,385* |
| 3 | DeuceofDuc0 | $9,300 | |
| 4 | Farrugia_1 | Malta | $4,650 |
| 5 | Charlie ��chazcombes�� Combes | United Kingdom | $3,410 |
| 6 | sweet_dr34ms | Russia | $3,740 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
888poker $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep
| Date | October 7th |
| Buy-in | $215 |
| Guarantee | $100,000 |
| Entrants | 469 |
| Prize pool | $100,000 |
| ITM | 40 |
Argentina��s ��lasochobi�� turned $215 into $19,500 by triumphing in the $100,000 Sunday Mega Deep. They got their hands on the top prize after defeating ��Baistipoika�� of Finland heads-up; the Finn walked away with $14,500 for their effort.
��Wisimaki�� of the United Kingdom was the only other player to bag a five-figure score as their third-place finish was worth $11,800. Another Brit, ��summuNNN�� netted $8,000 after busting in fourth-place with ��tikkapekka�� of Finland collecting $5,500 for their fifth-place finish.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lasochobi | Argentina | $19,500 |
| 2 | Baistipoika | Finland | $14,500 |
| 3 | wisimaki | United Kingdom | $11,000 |
| 4 | summuNNN | United Kingdom | $8,000 |
| 5 | tikkapekka | Finland | $5,500 |
| 6 | Leqenden | Belarus | $4,000 |
| 7 | KimberSlice | Costa Rica | $3,000 |
| 8 | Holdababy | Germany | $2,500 |
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